Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
$25.00 - $30.00
An overwhelming favourite, the Spiny Leaf Insect is a hardy pet, easy to keep and a fascinating addition to your home or school.
As far as insect pets go, Spiny leaf insects are a winner! They have amazing camouflage, and are able to be handled gently. These captive-bred insects mainly feed on eucalyptus leaves, and can be kept in groups or on their own. As adults, the females have short, flightless wings, and the adult males have long wings and are capable of flying short distances. Females are also able to reproduce without a male!
Adult female 150mm (sold as juveniles ~30mm in body length)
- Also known as Macleay's Spectre after their distinctive camouflage.
- Suitable for all ages and experience levels. Great to handle!
- Feeds on Eucalyptus leaves and much more.
- Captive bred through our environmentally sustainable breeding program.
- All Minibeast Wildlife animals are covered by our seven day Minibeast Guarantee and have a free downloadable Care Guide
- Guaranteed to be mite and parasite free.
You will need:
- An enclosure
- Access to Eucalyptus (Gum) trees or other suitable food plants.
- A misting bottle
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Reviews
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spiny leaf insect
Our nymph arrived safe and well. She shed her on the second day and now is happily munching her way through Eucalyptus leaves and practically growing in front of our eyes.
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Easy, friendly pets with a diffference
Spiny leaf insects are a wonderful pet for any age. They are especially popular with the preschool children I teach. They are a wonderful introduction to insects/entomology and are surprisingly resilient to the noise and busyness of our classroom. They are easy to keep clean, feed and handle and they can't hurt the children at all. Parents are fascinated too. I've kept these insects before and had wonderful success with breeding too which gives the children a perfect experience in life cycles. (The moulting is amazing to watch) My minibeast widlife insects arrived in great condition and the feedback was very insightful and helpful when one of them died unexpectedly after a few weeks. Be especially aware of any pest spraying at the property in the last six months and don't forget not to use fly spray around them!
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Impressed By Customer Service
Unfortunately she died a few days after we got her. I called them up and they're soon going to be shipping out a new little one. Looking forward to getting to receiving her and raise her.
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intriguing and easy pet
Mini beast service on both occasions of our order was exemplary. Speedy, customer friendly and effective for safe transport of our Spiny insects. We're having a wonderful adventure nurturing our new pets to adulthood, although watch disguised spiders amongst your new leaf fodder which inadvertently made victim our first female. We're eagerly awaiting eggs at some stage
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Awesome
I love my Phasmids. They are fantastic pets. The kids love them. Will definately order again.
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Thanks
My daughter loves her new pets. Thanks for advice when choosing which insects go with each other.
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wonderful
The min beasts arrived on time and healthy. All the students and staff are very impressed
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Great Spiny Leaf Insects!
I bought two spiny leaf insects and they were so amazing to watch and learn about. Their personalities are suprisingly lovely too, they are a must for all insect lovers!
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Happy 7 year old
Great little creatures arrived quickly and safely, now settling in. Looking forward to watching them grow!